14+ hour, 40+ min ago  (344+ words) When you think of air conditioners, you tend to think of rather bulky units, with the window-mounted appliances probably among the most compact. There's however no real minimum size limit "read more [bldc_compressor_unit_hyperspace_pirate_youtube]The brushless DC-powered compressor. (Credit: Hyperspace Pirate, YouTube)…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (210+ words) The IKEA SM'SN'RE is a flexible silicone rod with an embedded LED strip, attached at each end to a base. It's eye-catching enough, and it has the useful property of "read more The IKEA SM'SN'RE is a flexible silicone rod…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (241+ words) Given that we live in the proverbial glass house, we can't throw stones at [ellis.codes] for modifying a perfectly fine Vornado fan. He'd picked that fan in the first place "read more Given that we live in the proverbial…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (601+ words) Hackaday isn't a financial blog, so we won't get into how and why iRobot has ended up here," although we can guess that intense competition in the market probably had something to do with it. We're far more interested in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (330+ words) [splashflag iot swimming notification]Some things are more fun when there are more folks involved, and enjoying time in the pool is one of those activities. Knowing this, [Bert Wagner] started thinking of ways "read more [splashflag iot swimming notification]…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) There are a variety of robot mower systems on the market employing different navigation methods, and [Eelco] has the story of how one of these was reverse engineered. Second hand "read more There are a variety of robot mower systems…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (498+ words) [A laboratory benchtop is shown. To the left, there is a distillation column above a collecting flask, with a tube leading from the flask to an adapter. The adapter has a frame holding a glass tube with a teflon stopper…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (218+ words) What does one do with old circuit boards and projects? Throwing them out doesn't feel right, but storage space is at a premium for most of us. [Gregory Charvat] suggests doing what he did: combining them all into a wall-mountable panel…...

4+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (325+ words) There's little more to making alcoholic beverages than sugar, water, yeast, and time. Of course those with more refined or less utilitarian tastes may want to invest a bit more "read more There's little more to making alcoholic beverages than…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (715+ words) [This image created using GPT-4o on Poe using the prompt "picture of an upright freezer connected to a computer for temperature monitoring, together with a graph and an alarm siren. Suitable for a professional blog. Be humorous and use a…...